8) 8) Yes, ladies......with the Satin >) Killer on the loose 8) we have to watch out for each other ~) ;)

Yes, we do!! I am so glad you are back Pj, I've had no one to chat with. I really hope Kay is okay. She hasn't been on all day.

I had to go to the bank, and went by a friends house to check on her. She has lupus & other health problems, and her 21 year old daughter "dumped" her two year old twins and left the state. (Actually, she has 4 children, but just traded the oldest,4,to her exhusband for a Pathfinder.) My friend is at her ropes end. Physically, she can not take care of the babies, but does not want them in the system. I try and go by a couple days a week, and play with the kids so she can at least take a shower. Please pray for her & the babies.....sorry, didn't mean to throw this at ya'll, but I know the power of prayer is strong on our board, & even though we do not each other physically, I feel we are bonding in a strong way. It is so good to have a place to come, chat, laugh, vent, encourage each other, & not pass judgements. Ya'll are great......thanks, PJ

Pj, I will certainly send my prayers out to your friend and her family. How old are the babies? That must be really tough. When you hear stories like this, it makes you realize that your problems are not always as bad as you think they are...

How is your son doing? Is he feeling better? I was confused when you said if he missed ANY time, he'd not be able to go on his trip that is still a month away?? That makes no sense, kids DO get sick A LOT!!! 8)

Quote dgraham: Pj, I will certainly send my prayers out to your friend and her family. How old are the babies? That must be really tough. When you hear stories like this, it makes you realize that your problems are not always as bad as you think they are...

How is your son doing? Is he feeling better? I was confused when you said if he missed ANY time, he'd not be able to go on his trip that is still a month away?? That makes no sense, kids DO get sick A LOT!!! 8)

Robbie is still sneezy today, but his stomach is a bit better....thanks to Pepto.....and no fever....but withh the virus running wild, I will probably keep him home tomorrow too. The "attendance" thing is no absences from Jan 2 til the trip in Feb......when I talked with the principal, she told me "rules are rules".....well....rules or not, I refuse to send him to school sick, to get more exposed and/or expose other kids. That is okay......I'll let him stay home in Feb, and we will do our own field trip!!! I do not waste my time playing their games anymore. I have had a long battle with them over Robbie. He has Aspergers, a form of Autisim, and they do not want to do what they need to help him.....his problem is social immaturity, not learning.....his ITBS puts him at a grade 13+, so "they" think he should act "normal".....what I wanna know is, who set the standards for normal?.....I think Robbie is the normal one.......at least at 14 he does not act, dress, talk, or have any desire to be 18......and that is "abnormal"!!!! what a crazy world!!! gotta go run, and get Robbie his lessons that the teachers e mailed me, so he can stay caught up.......be back in a bit.......Blesings, Pj